Stakeholder perspectives on implementing accreditation programs: A qualitative study of enabling factors

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Hinchcliff, Reece ^a   Greenfield, David ^a   Westbrook, Johanna I ^a   Pawsey, Marjorie ^a   Mumford, Virginia ^a   Braithwaite, Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Focus groups; Health services research; Implementation research; Interviews; Knowledge translation; Organisational context; Qualitative research; Quality and safety; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARD;

ACCREDITATION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FOCUS GROUPS; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84886405259     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-437     Document Type: Article

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